LW Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—06/02/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything, The Death of a Husband
2/5Sally Magnusson reads the moving memoir of her mother's long struggle with dementia.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/02/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/02/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/02/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—06/02/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/02/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
05:45
Farming Today—Planning regulations, Managing land for wildlife, Halal farm
Should we manage our countryside for food or for wildlife? We ask the NFU and the RSPB.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Avocet
Chris Packham presents the avocet.
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Morning
06:00
Today—06/02/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—06/02/2014
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
09:00
In Our Time—The Phoenicians
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Phoenicians of the ancient Mediterranean.
09:45
Daily Service—06/02/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Sister Gemma Simmonds.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Sheryl Crow; FGM; Eileen Atkins
Sheryl Crow on cancer, adopting and her music; New government measures to tackle FGM.
10:45
Anna's War by Lizzie Nunnery—4. Everyone Looks Like the Enemy
4/5Journalist Anna Politkovskaya heads for a school under siege in Beslan but doesn't arrive.
11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Tiny Boats at Sea
Reporters around the world examine news developments in their region.
11:30
Will Carlos Acosta Get to the Pointe—Episode 1
1/2Ballet star Carlos Acosta's greatest role - to save a crumbling ballet school in Havana.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/02/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
12:04
You and Yours—Electric Cars, Supermarket coffee, AirBNB, Spas, Tesco 4G
Demand for mass-produced electric cars rises. Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
12:57
Weather—06/02/2014
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—06/02/2014
National and international news.
13:45
A Brief History of Mathematics—Evariste Galois
4/10Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.(R)
14:00
The Archers—05/02/2014
Helen makes a fresh start.(R)
14:15
Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
A new two-part dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's latest book.
15:00
Open Country—Common Ground, Dorset
Helen Mark hears why Dorset was used as a laboratory by the arts group Common Ground.
15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—International Development Enterprises UK
Andrew Marr presents the Radio 4 Appeal for International Development Enterprises UK.(R)
15:30
Bookclub—Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini talks about his global bestselling novel The Kite Runner.(R)
16:00
The Film Programme—The Invisible Woman; Dallas Buyers Club; RoboCop; Philip Seymour Hoffman
Matthew Sweet talks to screenwriter Abi Morgan about The Invisible Woman.
16:30
BBC Inside Science—Engineering for floods; Neanderthal genes; Switching senses; Genes in Space game
Adam Rutherford asks architects and engineers how to protect homes against floods.
17:00
PM—06/02/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17:54
Shipping Forecast—06/02/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/02/2014
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
18:30
Mitch Benn Is the 37th Beatle
Musical satirist Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of the Beatles.
19:00
The Archers—06/02/2014
Kenton is getting competitive.
19:15
Front Row—Babylon; The Mistress Contract
Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong on their TV drama Babylon; a review of The Mistress Contract.
19:45
Anna's War by Lizzie Nunnery—4. Everyone Looks Like the Enemy
4/5Journalist Anna Politkovskaya heads for a school under siege in Beslan but doesn't arrive.(R)
20:00
The Report—Turkey: The Gulen Movement
Edward Stourton investigates Turkey's most powerful grassroots Islamic network.
20:30
The Bottom Line—MBAs
Business school or school of life? Evan Davis debates with guests.
21:00
BBC Inside Science—Engineering for floods; Neanderthal genes; Switching senses; Genes in Space game
Adam Rutherford asks architects and engineers how to protect homes against floods.(R)
21:30
In Our Time—The Phoenicians
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Phoenicians of the ancient Mediterranean.(R)
21:58
Weather—06/02/2014
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—06/02/2014
More funds for flood repairs, Turkey web controls, Sony ditches laptops. With David Eades.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—Dubliners, Eveline
4/20A young boy must deal with the death of his great friend Father Flynn.
23:00
Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Sham
4/6Brian tells the story of his visit to a country where alternative therapies abound.(R)
23:30
Today in Parliament—06/02/2014
Rachel Byrne and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—07/02/2014
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything, Consolation in Forgetting
4/5Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/02/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/02/2014
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/02/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—07/02/2014
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/02/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
05:45
Farming Today—Somerset Levels Evacuation, Farming and Wildlife
Floodwaters force some farmers to remove their livestock from the Somerset Levels.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Spotted Woodpecker
Chris Packham presents the great spotted woodpecker.
